Challenge

Hlonda Hill Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Joel Gaona started the match with the kick off. Hlonda Boyz's 尹乐泉 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lautaro Mancebo in the 3rd minute of play. 尹乐泉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 5th minute of the match. Mexico's Felix Luque pulled a muscle in his back after 5 minutes and couldn't finish the game. When Toma Lechev fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hlonda Boyz's protests and gave Toma Lechev a yellow card for diving instead. Toma Lechev kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. 尹乐泉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alberto Tafalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, Mexico's Alberto Tafalla nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 尹乐泉 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 尹乐泉 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 尹乐泉 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alberto Tafalla in the 21st minute of the match. Izydor Turacki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Dante Lacasa successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 33 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's goal looked a bit too open when Lautaro Mancebo came free, but 尹乐泉 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Hlonda Boyz's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 42 minutes, Luca Rouco mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Mexico and the Hlonda Boyz players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 42 played minutes Mexico got a freekick which was hit by Luca Rouco. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Izydor Turacki in the 43rd minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Leonardo Leoz in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hlonda Boyz's Wit Redisz. In the 46th minute, Toma Lechev ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dante Lacasa was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Izydor Turacki made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Luca Zorita ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. 尹乐泉 was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Hlonda Boyz made a substitution. Borys Tomaka replaced Toma Lechev. In the 58th minute of the match Mexico got a corner. Hlonda Boyz's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Joel Gaona ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 63rd minute, Lautaro Mancebo made a precise shot to the right of 尹乐泉. Hlonda Boyz's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. 67 minutes into the match, Hlonda Boyz's goalkeeper 尹乐泉 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lautaro Mancebo. In the 69th minute Hüseyin Rahmi Emektar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dante Lacasa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 73 minutes into the game, Hlonda Boyz's Izydor Turacki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dante Lacasa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-3. Lautaro Mancebo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Borys Tomaka, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Alberto Tafalla recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Borys Tomaka notched a goal, 3-3, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Hlonda Boyz's Ludomir Tychy got a free kick in the 90th minute. 93 minutes into the match, Roland Bejrut had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dante Lacasa. Mexico's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Roland Bejrut was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. In the 96th minute, Mexico's Joel Gaona dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-4. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.